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Artifacts
above were recovered during Aug of 2003. Most were found on the Oregon 130'.
Upper
left: Capt. Ed and Capt. Dan with porthole recovered during Aug crew trip.
Capt. Dan with ornate cloak clasp.
Capt. Ed and Jimmy Faz with china and ceramic bottles from the Oregon.
Capt. Dan and Jimmy Faz with haul of artifacts. Silverware, tea pot, china
statue, ceramic bottles, etc, etc,
Jim Wilson with glass shoe ink well from the Oregon
Jim Faz andCapt. Ed with intact porthole from the Oregon
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Capt. Ed and Capt. Dan with blob top round bottom bottles and pitcher from the
Oregon.
Kim with silver spoon from the Tarantula.
China statue recovered from the Oregon by Capt. Dan. Statue says "Last one
to bed blows out the light"
Copper coin, size of a penny, dated 1832 recovered from Oregon by Capt. Dan
Jimmy Faz with one of his big lobsters.
Greg Lyons and Capt Ed with artifacts from the Oregon. Round bottom bottles are
still filled with ginger ale. Can even read writing on the cork!
Capt. Ed with frozen bug bag and Capt. Dan's insulting find while metal
detecting. Lake Diving 1-12-03
2002 Season
Top Left: 3-D sketch of the Hankins Wreck. Courtesy Aaron Hirsh (Wreck
Valley Collection)
Top Right: Capt. Dan Berg and Capt. Ed Slater with two huge dead eyes recovered
from the Hankins Wreck. Photo courtesy Bill Jackob.
Above Left Capt. Ed Slater with a china statue recovered from the Oregon.
Top right Paula (from LIDA) with two horse statues. Bottom left Wreck Valley
Crew member Jimmy Fazz with two china dishes recovered from the Oregon. Bottom
Right. Jim and Big Sam Livingston with Guion and Cunard China from the Oregon.
3 piece mold bottle recovered from the Oregon by Anthony and Dominick
Conetta
Left:
Capt Dan with a small bowl and button recovered from the Oregon.
Right: Capt Ed Slater displays buttons, bottle and china recovered from the
Oregon
above photographs 1-4 Bottles, buttons recovered from the Oregon. 5-6
"Guion" silverware from the Oregon.
Left: Mark Wenzel with a beautiful china statue he recovered from the
Bald Eagle on Sat June 1st.
Middle: John Stanford, Mark Wenzel and group from RI with crates recovered from
the Iberia 6-1-02
Right: Mike McMeekin & Capt. Ed Slater with Bottle, Lamp, China, etc
recovered from the Oregon on Sun June 2nd

Dead Eyes, bottle, ink well and lead disc recovered from the Iberia Wreck
by Capt. Ed Slater and George Place1-25-02. Photo #4 courtesy Carl Saieva (Sartek
Ind)
2001 Dive Season

6-9-01 & 6-10-01 Above photos from left to right: Group with Dead Eye
and over 25 lobsters from the South Wreck. Capt Berg with a brass box. Paula
from LIDA with a nice bug from the South Wreck. Capt Ed Slater with another 8-9
pound lobster. Capt. Dan and Chris Berg (holding Eds lobster). Capt. Ed with a
beautiful cable mounted dead eye recovered from the South Wreck. Art Paltz with
a gunnel mounted dead eye recovered from the Dead Eye Wreck on 6-12-01. Capt Dan
with a Gold Ring recovered from the Black Warrior 10-28-01

Top Left: Capt Ed with bottle from Iberia. Capt. Dan, Capt Phil and crew
with Dead Eyes from the Dead Eye Wreck
Top Left: Capt. Dan with 2 Large Cents (1700's) Brass pad lock and Indian
Arrowhead. Capt. Ed with Round bottom blob top bottle (late 1800's)

1: Louie Schriener and Pat Lee w a huge blackfish taken on Sat
2-3: Capt Dan and Capt Ed with two single hole dead eyes recovered on
5-19-01

Monday May 14th Discovery Channel Charter. The Discovery Channel is
filming a 2 hour special on Prohibition Rumrunners. Capt. Ed caught a
nice 8 pound lobster.
2000 Dive Season
Aaron
Hirsh (Emerald Wreck)
Ed
Slater & Capt Dan Portholes recovered 1999
Ed Slater, Aaron Hirsh (Pilot boat)
Fred
Bellise (Tarantula)
Capt.
Dan & Capt Rick Schwarz. (Tarantula)
(Inshore Schooner)
Clock
from Tarantula
Kevin
Gannon, Art Platz & Capt. Dan
Ed Slater & Art Platz
This Page shows some of the artifacts recovered
while diving with Capt. Dan Berg aboard the R/V Wreck Valley. Come out diving with us sometime and you to could be featured on
this page.
For upcoming Dive Schedule Contact
Aqua Explorers Inc
Phone/Fax (516) 868-2658
(Tarantula)
Gerard
Land (1999)
Hank
Garvin & Capt. Dan (USS Algol)
Arnoff Wreck
Bronx Queen
Steve
Jonassen (Iberia Wreck)
Lizzie D Wreck
Steel Wreck
Oregon Wreck
Valerie E Wreck
Capt. Rick Schwarz (R.C. Mohawk)
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